JPM vs HSBC vs WFC Stock Comparison

Jpmorgan Chase, Hsbc Holdings and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$337.99 +1.7% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$940.80B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$84.52 -12.1% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$311.56B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$85.54 +6.3% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$263.67B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 7, Jpmorgan Chase 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJPMHSBCWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $940.80B $311.56B $263.67B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 11.8x 12.0x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 9.4x 10.9x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +1,900.0% +5.4% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.8% 47.9% 25.2% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.7% — 15.1% JPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x — 2.8x JPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.3% +20.0% -2.0% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +23.7%/yr +11.1%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 28.1% 25.8% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 71/100 46/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

JPMHSBCWFC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisJPMHSBCWFC
Valuation 3 #350 of 360 18 #296 of 360 39 #221 of 360
Growth 34 #227 of 344 88 #43 of 344 51 #168 of 344
Profitability 52 #168 of 345 85 #52 of 345 53 #162 of 345
Financial Health 8 #313 of 339 – 6 #318 of 339
Shareholder Returns 60 #143 of 352 93 #26 of 352 79 #74 of 352
Overall 31 71 46
  • JPM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodJPMHSBCWFCSPY
1 month +1.7%-12.1%+6.3% -2.0%
3 months -5.5%-20.3%-3.2% -2.2%
6 months +9.2%-3.3%+7.1% +4.2%
Year to date +4.9%+7.4%-8.2% +10.6%
1 year +9.3%+20.0%-2.0% +10.4%
3 years +136.4%+125.7%+105.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +33.2%+31.2%+27.2% +20.2%
5 years +100.8%+189.0%+69.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%+23.7%+11.1% +10.1%
10 years +394.3%+127.9%+88.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.3%+8.6%+6.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJPMHSBCWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%28.1%25.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%28.3%29.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.240.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.71-0.08 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-34.6%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-21.6%-11.3% -3.2%
52-week high $365.23$107.85$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $282.84$67.56$73.42 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleJPMHSBCWFC
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 12.4x 11.1xmedian 12.4x 11.7xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.5x 5.3xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x 6.1xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 8.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 1.33 2.97median 1.33 0.81median 1.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsJPMHSBCWFC
Revenue $203.15B $55.16B $87.23B
Operating income – $33.06B –
Net income $65.98B $28.08B $22.97B
Free cash flow -$84.16B – $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $24.05 $7.53 $7.20
Cash & equivalents – $222.46B –
Total debt $531.50B – $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 2.68B 3.51B 3.05B
Enterprise value $940.80B -$1.79T $263.67B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricJPMHSBCWFC
P/E 14.0x 11.1x 11.7x
P/FCF -10.7x – 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow -10.7x – 8.9x
P/S 4.4x 5.3x 2.9x
P/B 2.4x 1.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – 6.1x
EV/EBIT 7.8x -16.6x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 7.0x -9.9x 5.5x
EV/FCF -17.0x – 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -17.0x – 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 2.97 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJPMHSBCWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 1,900% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 50.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.7% 51.5% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -1.1% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% 68.0% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 3.7% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% – 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.7% – -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% – 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.7% – -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJPMHSBCWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 95.5% – 89.8%
Operating margin – 59.9% –
Pretax margin 42.0% 65.2% 31.7%
Net margin 31.8% 47.9% 25.2%
FCF margin -41.4% – 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin -41.4% – 33.1%
Return on equity 17.7% 14.3% 12.9%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.8% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 15.7% – 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJPMHSBCWFC
Debt / assets 10.4% – 9.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF -6.3x – 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 92.7% 94.3% 92.1%
Equity / assets 7.3% 5.7% 7.9%
Interest coverage 1.9x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJPMHSBCWFC
Dividend yield 1.8% 4.4% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 5.5%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 4.4% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusJPMHSBCWFC
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $24.14FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% +9.1% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $213.87BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +18.0% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJPMHSBCWFC
Held by institutions 73.0% 2.5% 76.8%
Institutions holding 5,090 709 2,881
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.3% +1.1%
Institutions buying 2,490 404 1,293
Institutions selling 2,064 180 1,136
Buyers to sellers 1.21 2.24 1.14

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

JPMHSBCWFC
JPM 1.00 0.46 0.71
HSBC 0.46 1.00 0.38
WFC 0.71 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JPM, HSBC and WFC?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $940.80B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $311.56B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $263.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, JPM, HSBC and WFC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.6x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.8x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.0x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.4x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.8%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) leads (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.7%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +9.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +20.0%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -2.0%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +15.0%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.7%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 0.00%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 0.00%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.02%. Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) and Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JPM, HSBC and WFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.